What Deductions Can Your Employer Make from Your Salary?

Posted on Mar 17, 2015 6:30am PDT

Unlike a non-exempt employee, an exempt employee works for a salary. This
means that an employer pays an exempt employee the same amount every week.
Even though employers can make deductions from the salary of an exempt
employee in San Jose, these deductions are limited to very specific circumstances.

In this video, an employment attorney outlines the reasons why an employer
may be able to deduct an exempt employee’s salary. For example,
if an exempt employee has exhausted or has not accrued enough sick leave,
then the employer does not need to pay for a full day
taken off of work. However, the key to this deduction is that the exempt
employee must take the entire day off of work. An employer may also suspend
an exempt employee without pay if the employee commits a serious violation,
such as disregarding a major safety rule or instigating sexual harassment.